REU Site: Regional Initiative to Promote Undergraduate Participation in Experimental and Computational Materials Research

阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校（UAB）继续运营本科生研究经验（REU）网站。该网站由UAB物理系主持，包括桑福德大学的教师参与。每年招收10名本科生进行为期10周的暑期研究体验，招收的学生重点是女性和代表性不足的少数族裔。学生的研究项目包括高压材料研究、金刚石薄膜生长和表征、微电子材料、激光材料、生物材料以及电子结构和CVD过程的计算机模拟。除了参与个人研究项目外，REU学生还将参加有关科学传播和研究伦理的研讨会，校园社会活动，一些学生将在区域和国家会议上发表演讲。REU网站包括教师研究经验（RET）组件。该网站每年招聘两名伯明翰地区的高中教师，进行为期五周的暑期研究体验。教师在教师的指导下，与REU参与者一起参与开放式研究项目。RET的参与者还参加了关于研究和科学传播中的伦理的研讨会。将课程材料纳入课堂的机会在内部研讨会上讨论。

The University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) continues operating a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site. The Site is hosted by the Department of Physics at UAB and includes participation of faculty from Samford University. Ten undergraduate students are be recruited every year for a ten-week summer research experience, with a student recruitment focus on women and underrepresented minorities. Student research projects include high-pressure materials research, diamond thin films growth and characterization, microelectronic materials, laser materials, biomaterials and computer simulations of electronic structure and CVD processes. In addition to participating in individual research projects, REU students will attend seminars on scientific communication and ethics in research, on-campus social activities, and some will give presentations at regional and national meetings.The REU Site includes a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) component. The Site recruits two Birmingham area high school teachers every year for a 5-week summer research experience. Teachers participate in open-ended research projects in conjunction with REU participants and under the direction of the faculty. RET participants also attend the seminars on ethics in research and scientific communication. Opportunities for incorporating curricular materials in the classroom are addressed in an internal workshop.